An introduction to the Samsung Omnia 7
The new Omnia 7 is the first phone from the prolific manufacturer Samsung to feature the new Windows 7 operating system, Microsoft’s big push to compete with Android and IOS. The phone’s excellent display is tailored to showcase the richly colored interface offered by the new operating system.
Putting aside its beautiful appearance for a moment, the other really impressive aspect of the Windows 7 operating system is its overall ease of use. The home screen layout includes a series of tiles. These tiles behave in two ways: they are fixed shortcuts to your favorite information, like contacts and apps, or they are hubs, like people or games. The attractive feature of the hubs is that they are constantly updated, for example the people hub shows continuously changing photos of your friends. Tiles are laid out vertically on the screen and new additions can be added from the menu. What’s refreshing about this design is how it differs in appearance from the Android and Apple systems that have dominated the market for some time now. Syncing with sites like Facebook will please social networking sites, with status updates once again up to date right on your home screen via the People tile. The 1 GHZ processors adequately handle everything the phone has to offer, responding well to loading apps and viewing web pages, and generally providing fast phone operation. A large capacity battery of 1500 mAh comes with the phone. This offers up to 330 hours of 3G standby time and up to 6 hours and 10 minutes of talk time.
The dimensions of the Samsung Omnia 7 are 122.4 x 64.2 x 11mm, slightly larger than competing models, but also incorporating a high-quality 4″ screen, larger than many competing models. This display is perfect for viewing high-definition video footage shot on your phone, or equally adept at displaying complex web pages.The 480 x 800 pixel resolution offers a playback standard that is only bettered by the innovative “Retina” display. ” from Apple. This is thanks to the Super AMOLED screen along with the ability to display 16 million colors. Super AMOLED offers several benefits to the customer, both aesthetic and functional. In addition to improving the depth of colors and also the readability to the Sunlight, due to its wafer-thin depth, helps the phone achieve a very pocket-friendly thickness that takes the edge off the slightly bulkier height and width measurements. The display incorporates a sens proximity sensor, essential on touch screens as it locks the screen during a call, and also an acc chip elerometer, turning the screen into glorious widescreen, perfect for video or even composing a text message.
The Samsung Omnia 7 capitalizes on the success of the Galaxy S by offering a stylish phone with a beautiful display, only this time it supports the impressive new Windows 7 operating system.